1:44 AM,
Nov. 20, 2012

Montgomery Humane Society representatives requested emergency funding Monday at a meeting of the County Commission. The agency is funded jointly by the city and county. 'We don't have anything else we can cut, expense-wise,' society vice president Junie Pierce said. 'There's nowhere else for us to go.'

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The Montgomery Humane Society says it needs emergency funding - $40,000 to $50,000 more than the city and county allocated this year - to continue to operate, and without additional funding, the agency says it likely won't be able to pay employees after the next pay period.

Representatives from the organization, which is funded jointly by the city and county, asked the County Commission for financial help at Monday's meeting.

Junie Pierce, first vice president of the humane society, said when the organization closed out its books in September, it had a net loss of about $27,300. ...